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Unit 4 [MT435: Operations Management]

Assignment: Product Design, Service Design, and Facility Design Paper

Design is an important aspect in business. As applied to operations management, this is

primarily product design and service design, and in a supporting role, facility design.

Directions

In this Assignment, you will apply critical thinking to the application of design to operations

management in an informative essay in a minimum of 3-full pages in which you specifically

address the parts listed below. Make sure to include separate title and ref erences pages, use

standard paragraph structure, double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman f ont, and f ollow

all other APA 6th edition formatting and citation guidelines. Conduct research from credible

peer-reviewed sources, the Library, and your textbook to support your responses.

You can select an operations management environment of your own choosing, however ensure

it is realistic and real world applicable, reflecting good judgment, business sense, and critical

thinking skills. Consider the f ollowing topics and follow the instructions below; remembering to

complete both parts of your Assignment:

Part I - Product Design and Service Design:

Product Design

Create a product design within an operations management environment, using real world

research to support your work. At the beginning of your paper, introduce your planned work, to

include a description of the elements of the product design, that you selected to f ocus on, and

how you plan to apply it to a real world scenario.

Service Design

Create a service design within an operations management environment, using real world

research to support your work. At the beginning of your paper, introduce your planned work,

to include a description of the elements of the service design, that you selected to f ocus on,

and how you plan to apply it to a real world scenario.

Part 2 - Facility Design:

Facility Design

Create a facility design within an operations management environment, using real world

research to support your work. At the beginning of your paper, introduce your planned work, to

include a description of the elements of the f acility design, that you selected to f ocus on, and

how you plan to apply it to a real world scenario.

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Unit 4 [MT435: Operations Management]

Ensure each topic is covered to appropriate breadth and depth demonstrating knowledge of

the course concept and critical thinking skills. It is highly recommended that each topic

comprises one- and-a-half full pages of your 3 full pages of content. Any diagrams or design

elements should take up no more than one-half page, allowing at a minimum a one-half page

of narrative to accompany and demonstrate critical thinking skills related to the diagram or

design element created as part of your Assignment.

SCM Standard Requirements

 This Assignment should be a separate MS W ord document, pref erably in the most current .docx file f ormat.

 In addition to the APA 6th edition style title page and ref erence page; ensure your paper

covers the assigned topics, with a f ocus on quality. T he f ollowing items provide additional

guidance as to writing expectations.

 Respond to the questions in a thorough manner, providing specific examples of concepts,

topics, definitions, and other elements asked for in the questions. Your paper should be

highly organized, logical, and f ocused.

 It must be written in Standard English; demonstrating exceptional content, organization,

style, grammar, and mechanics.

 Your paper should provide a clearly established sustained viewpoint and purpose.

 Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified; as well as original and insightful.

 Ensure your paper uses APA 6th edition f ormat for content, with properly indented

paragraphs, and a minimum of 3 full pages covering the assigned topics to appropriate

depth.

 A separate page at the end of your research paper should contain a list of references, in APA

6th edition f ormat. Use your textbook, the Library, and the internet for credible research.

 Ensure you have at a minimum three quality references supporting your work: defining

words, or using dictionaries, wikis, or encyclopedias, does not count as a quality reference,

or meet university standards for credible online research.

 Be sure to cite both in-text and ref erence list citations were appropriate and ref erence all

sources. Your sources and content should follow proper APA citation style. Review the

APA 6th edition formatting and citation style f ound at the W riting Center. (The W riting

Center can be accessed in Academic Tools. Click on APA Central, then on "W rite" at the

bottom of the page.) (It should include a cover sheet, paper is double spaced, in Times

New Roman 12-point f ont, correct citations, Standard English with no spelling or

punctuation errors, and correct ref erences at the bottom of the last page.) 

*Please not e: Prof essors do have academic freedom to modif y Assignments and

requirements t o mitigat e against cheating and plagiarism, and help with student le arning.

Directions for Submitting Your Paper

W rite your paper in a Microsoft W ord document and save it in a location that includes your

name and the title. Submit your paper to the Unit 4: Assignment Dropbox.

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Unit 4 [MT435: Operations Management]

MT435 Unit 4 Assignment: Product Design, Service Design, and Facility Design Paper

Content (50%) 30 pts. (3 Full Pages of Content) Points

Possible Points

Earned

Product Design is covered to appropriate breadth and depth

demonstrating knowledge of the course concept. 10

Service Design is covered to appropriate breadth and depth

demonstrating knowledge of the course concept. 10

Facility Design is covered to appropriate breadth and depth

demonstrating knowledge of the course concept. 10

Analysis (30%) 18 pts.

W ork demonstrates synthesis of concepts, research, and

experience. 6

W ork demonstrates the student’s ability to tie relevant inf ormation to

real lif e applications. 6

Analysis exceeds basic comprehension to demonstrate higher order

thinking. 6

Writing (20%) 12 pts.

Correct use of APA 6th edition f ormat, all sources used to support

the paper are referenced, three references minimum (no wikis,

dictionaries, or encyclopedias).

4

Sentences are clear, concise, and direct; tone is appropriate. 4

Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are correct. 4

Total 60